The clock has struck noon, and the Warriors have put their pencils down.

Wednesday night’s of Heat star Jimmy Butler is the one transaction the Warriors made. And it was a big one.

dramatic acquisition

The Warriors sent out a protected 2025 first-round pick and four players — Andrew Wiggins, Dennis Schroder, Kyle Anderson and Lindy Waters III — to various destinations in the complicated, multi-team deal. Butler will arrive as a and on a reported two-year, $121 contract extension through 2027.

co-star to Steph Curry

“I think the biggest thing is it just creates expectations, which I love,” Curry said. “I want to be in that kind of environment. Whether you get it done or not, that is meaningful basketball that we all love and thrive in. I think we’re all going to be up for the challenge.”

The most rumored name circulating around the Warriors leading up to the deadline was Bulls center Nikola Vucevic. He made some sense as a stretch center option, but ultimately the Warriors are sticking with their front court pieces of Draymond Green, Quinten Post, Kevon Looney and Trayce Jackson-Davis.

Looney and Gary Payton II are on the type of expiring contracts that are often moved around the deadline, but both are staying put. Looney is celebrating his 29th birthday on deadline day.

Losing Wiggins in the Butler deal puts an extra emphasis on Payton’s on-ball defense. Especially against opposing guards, the Warriors will need him at the point of attack. And Looney’s presence in the locker room as what Steve Kerr likes to a call the team’s “moral compass” could come in handy as the Warriors add a big, new personality into the mix.